Margarets Old Timey Beef Stew Recipes

Steps:

• On a piece of wax paper, mix together flour, salt, and pepper. Roll beef cubes in the mixture to coat. Shake off excess. In a medium Dutch oven, melt shortening over high heat. When very hot, working in batches so as not to crowd the pan, add beef and cook until brown. As each batch is finished set aside.
• Return beef to the Dutch oven, and add 4 cups boiling water. Stand back, as it will splatter. Stir, and add lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, onion, bay leaves, and allspice. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until meat is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Add carrots, onions, and potatoes, and cook until vegetables are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 30 to 45 minutes more.

Steps:

• Brown the beef, in small batches, in oil.
• Return browned beef to the pot.
• Add the next 11 ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Cover, lower heat and simmer for 2 hours.
• When meat is almost done, add the carrots, onions, and potatoes.
• Cover and cook until vegetables are tender.
• If you want the stew thicker, mix 1/2 cup cold water with 1/4 cup flour.
• Push vegetables and meat to one side of the pan and stir in flour mixture into stew.
• Cook and stir until gravey thickens and boils.
• Remove bay leaves before serving.

Steps:

• Brown meat in a large preheated and lightly oiled stock pot or dutch oven over med high heat until meat has browned on all sides.
• Add onion and celery and continue to brown for a few minutes, stirring often.
• Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute stirring constantly.
• Add parsley, bay leaves, undrained tomatoes and stock to pan and carefully scrape up any browned bits from the bottom.
• Bring all to a boil then reduce to simmer and cook for 2 hours or until meat just begins to get tender.
• Add potatoes and carrots and cook about 30 more minutes or until vegetables and meat are all tender.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. A pinch of sugar will be a surprising touch that will mellow any acidity from the tomatoes and really bring out all the flavors well. JUST a pinch--any more will make it sweet and strange. For the first time try adding just a few granules in in a bowl of the stew and see if you like it.
• THICKER STEW: Add a slurry of cornstarch and cold water to hot stew and cook to desired consistency.
• MORE VEGGIES: Try adding some fresh or frozen corn kernels, diced zucchini, shredded cabbage, fresh or frozen peas or any other veggies you like when you add the carrots and potatoes.
• NOTE: Do not let anyone eat the bay leaves! They can be removed before serving!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Dredge meat in seasoned flour & brown in hot oil.
• Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, sugar, pepper, paprika, and allspice.
• Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours .
• Remove bay leaves and garlic clove.
• Add carrots and celery. & (optional rutabaga &/or stewed tomatoes).
• Cover and cook 45 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.
• To thicken gravy, combine 1/4 cup cold water and the cornstarch until smooth.
• Slowly mix into the stew until desired thicknes.
• Stir and cook over medium high heat until thick & bubbly.
• ENJOY!

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown meat in oil. Add the onion, water, seasoned salt, pepper and salt if desired; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours. , Add the vegetables; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Combine flour, cold water and browning sauce until smooth. Stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine the stew meat, boiling water, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and garlic. Stir in the onion, bay leaf, salt, sugar, ground pepper, paprika and allspice. Add the potatoes, carrots and corn.
• Cook on HIGH for 2 hours.
• Switch the slow cooker to LOW and cook for another 3 1/2 hours. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Steps:

• In a large pot heat oil over medium high heat. In a resealable plastic bag mix together the flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add a small handful of meat at a time and shake until well coated; brown in hot oil, about 1 minute per side. Remove the browned meat and continue until all the meat is browned.
• Lower heat to medium and add onions. Brown onions on both sides, about 3 minutes per side, then remove from pot and set aside. Drain excess fat from pot.
• To pot add potatoes, carrots, celery, reserved onions, browned meat and broth. Stir all together and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• For a thicker broth: 1/2 hour before stew is done, combine 3 tablespoons flour and water in a small bowl and mix well, then slowly stir mixture into stew.

Steps:

• In a dutch oven brown stew meat in hot shortening, turning often making sure all sides are very brown.
• Slice onion very thin and pull apart rings.
• Add 2 cups hot water, Worcestershire, garlic, onion, bay leaf, salt, sugar paprika and pepper. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occationally to keep from sticking.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Peel and quarter carrots.
• Peel and slice potatoes into 2 inch pieces.
• Add carrots, potatoes and pearl oinoins on top of beef in dutch oven.
• Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper. Cover and cook 30-45 minutes low/medium heat, or until vegetables are tender.
• Slowly blend 1/3 cup cold water into 3 tablespoons flour.
• In dutch oven push vegetables to one side and slowly stir flour mixture into the other side with liquid. Cook and stir all ingredients until bubbly.
• Add frozen peas, stir and cook three minutes longer.